January 17, 2004
Dido...
...or Dildo as we refer to her in my house. Well, it makes us laugh. Isn't her career supposed to have tanked? Yet I noticed on TOTP that her Album is Number One! Will TOTP please sort out their bloody graphics; what's with these minute-long interstitials shown on horrific angles? And while they're at it they should sack that Kash idiot immediately. (As per k-punk's recent demands).
I have connections with Dido in a 6-degrees-of-separation fashion. Nothing to be particularly proud of, so I can boast of them freely. The house she lives in in Islington's previous occupant was my Dad's best friend; which was (a factoid for all the Grime fans) in the same square she was brought up in. Also my ex-girlfriend (may she rest in peace) introduced me to Rollo, her brother, at a Warehouse party a decade or so ago. That was before he was Faithless. I was interested to meet him largely cos of The Woodentops. I reckon The Woodentops, with their balearic take on The Feelies "Crazy Rhythms", might be entering the hip zone any month now.
Dido appeared in a dream I had last night, and all very chaste it was too. A local Jewish Deli had asked for a photo of her outside the shop holding some of their food. Later in the same dream I teased her (metaphorically pulling pigtails I guess) about being famous. Am I revealing more about myself than I should Dr. Freud?
What's Dido's recipe for success? Look at her new LP's title (and no I don't own a copy): "Life for Rent." You might as well call your record: "I am *AVAILABLE*" That's pretty canny mass-psychology, she looks like the kind of girl you wouldn't have too much trouble asking out for a drink either. Girls like her as well...
There was something I wanted to say to Dido (shaking fist at the sky): "Stop playing with my mind beyatch!"
Posted by Woebot at January 17, 2004 07:35 PMdefinitley not on the way out - her album "life for rent"|sold more copies in the first week than any other album, mainly to girls working in offices in their early 20's I imagine. I think life for rent refers to the feeling of not knowing what you want to do and wanting to go travelling to find y'rself and all that biznizz that some people think is important before they usually settle down etc.
Posted by: steven at January 18, 2004 08:50 PMapparently rollo (faithless) and rolo mcginty (woodentops) are two different people. how can this be? they have nearly the same name!
Posted by: matt at January 19, 2004 10:31 AMbut which of them would king rollo give his last rolo to?
it's a mystery some inches deep.
Google says Rolo McGinty was in The Upset before starting The Woodentops. After that, he has been in breakbeat combo Dogs Deluxe, guested on an Alabama 3 album and is now a member of Bad Apples.
Posted by: JoB at January 19, 2004 02:09 PMhey my borther lives next door to rollo! in.....islington!!! 100000000 degrees of seperation! he plays dido tunes all the time in his car! oh no!!
Posted by: ambrose at January 19, 2004 03:23 PMI never thought theryd be another 'rolo'. he does have 2 l's. woodentops was pretty ace time thx for your comment
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